Greek · G4137, G5048 · unreviewed

πληρωθῇ / τελειωθῇ

To fulfill · to perfect

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πληρόω G4137 to fulfill

Pronunciation plēróō

To fulfill by bringing to completion; to execute fully or carry through to accomplishment.

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τελειόω G5048 to perfect

Pronunciation teleióō

To bring to completion or maturity; accomplish a process from beginning to end, not instantaneous perfection

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What does πληρωθῇ / τελειωθῇ (plērōthē / teleiōthē) mean in the Bible?

πληρόω · τελειόω is a Greek word meaning "fulfilled, completed, brought to completion".

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Meaning

fulfilled, completed, brought to completion

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect Imperfect Future Present

Voices

Passive Active Middle

Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 31×

Aorist Passive Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 12:17 · Matt 13:35 · Matt 21:4 · Luke 22:16 · John 12:38 · John 13:18 · John 15:11 · John 15:25 · John 17:12 · John 18:9 · John 18:32 28×

Aorist Active Eph 4:10 · 2 Thess 1:11 2×

Present Active Col 4:17 1×

Indicative states a fact or reality 30×

Perfect Passive Mark 1:15 · Luke 4:21 · John 3:29 · John 7:8 · Gal 5:14 · 2 Cor 7:4 · Phil 4:18 7×

Aorist Passive Matt 2:17 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 27:9 · John 12:3 · Acts 19:21 · Jas 2:23 6×

Aorist Active Luke 7:1 · Acts 2:2 · Acts 3:18 · Acts 5:3 · Acts 13:27 · Acts 14:26 6×

Perfect Active John 16:6 · Rom 13:8 · Acts 5:28 3×

Imperfect Passive Acts 9:23 · Acts 13:52 · Acts 7:23 3×

Future Passive Luke 1:20 · Luke 3:5 2×

Future Active Acts 2:28 · Phil 4:19 2×

Imperfect Active Acts 13:25 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×

Aorist Active Matt 3:15 · Matt 5:17 · Col 1:25 3×

Aorist Passive Luke 24:44 · Acts 1:16 2×

Present Active Luke 9:31 1×

Perfect Active Rom 15:19 1×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×

Perfect Passive John 16:24 · 1 John 1:4 · 2 John 1:12 · Rom 15:14 · Phil 1:11 · Col 2:10 · John 17:13 · Rom 1:29 · Rev 3:2 9×

Aorist Passive Acts 7:30 · Acts 24:27 2×

Present Passive Luke 2:40 1×

Aorist Active Acts 12:25 1×

Present Middle Eph 1:23 1×

Imperative command or strong request 3×

Aorist Active Matt 23:32 · Phil 2:2 2×

Present Passive Eph 5:18 1×

Optative wish or remote possibility 1×

Aorist Active Rom 15:13 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 82 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 12 prospective 4 resultant 10 imperative 3 background 4 subjunctive 31 infinitive 7 participle 10 optative 1

Tense

aorist 53 perfect 16 present 5 future 4 imperfect 4

Voice

passive 57 active 24 middle 1

Mood

subjunctive 31 indicative 30 participle 10 infinitive 7 imperative 3 optative 1

NT Occurrences

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Acts 13 — The Spirit Sends the Mission and the Word Turns to the Gentiles Colossians 1 — The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel of Reconciliation Colossians 4 — Prayer, Wise Witness, Faithful Service, and Gospel Fellowship Ephesians 5 — Walking in Love, Light, Wisdom, and Spirit-Filled Order John 13 — The Servant-Lord, the Washed Disciples, and the New Command of Love John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 16 — The Spirit’s Convicting Witness, the Disciples’ Sorrow Turned to Joy, and Christ’s Victory over the World John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 4 — Living Water, True Worship, and the Savior of the World Luke 4 — The Spirit-Anointed Son Tested, Rejected, and Proclaiming the Kingdom Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 1 — The Beginning of the Gospel: The Servant-King Appears with Authority Matthew 1 — The Genealogy and Birth of Jesus the Messiah Matthew 2 — The Messiah Worshiped, Threatened, Preserved, and Called Out of Egypt Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 3 — The Forerunner, the Kingdom, and the Beloved Son Matthew 5 — Kingdom Blessedness, Fulfilled Law, and Heart-Level Righteousness Philippians 3 — Counting All Things Loss and Pressing On Toward Christ Philippians 4 — Rejoicing, Peace, Contentment, and Gospel Partnership in Christ Romans 13 — Submission to Governing Authorities, Love as the Fulfillment of the Law, and Life in the Light of the Coming Day Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

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